Family Clinidae Swainson 1839

Clininae Swainson 1839:182, 276 [ref. 4303] (subfamily) Clinus

Cirribarbinae Swainson 1839:183 [ref. 4303] (subfamily) Cirrhibarbis [as Cirribarbus, name must be corrected Article 32.5.3; ever corrected?]

Peronedyidae Jordan 1923a:232 [ref. 2421] (family) Peronedys [stem changed to Peronedys- by McCulloch 1929 –30:351 [ref. 2948]]

Ophioclinidae Jordan 1923a:232 [ref. 2421] (family) Ophiclinus [as Ophioclinus, name must be corrected Article 32.5.3; stem corrected to Ophiclin- by McCulloch 1929 –30:352 [ref. 2948], confirmed by Whitley 1941:39 [ref. 4701], by Myers & Storey 1956:21 [ref. 32831] and by Glover 1976:174 [ref. 19449]]

Stichariidae Whitley 1941:39 [ref. 4701] (family) Sticharium

Myxodinae Smith 1946:537 [ref. 4072] (subfamily) Myxodes [also Smith 1949:350 [ref. 5846]]

Xenopoclininae Smith 1948:732 [ref. 4075] (subfamily) Xenopoclinus [also Smith 1949:350, 351 [ref. 5846]]

Blennioclinini Clark Hubbs 1952:54, 107 [ref. 2252] (subtribe) Blennioclinus

Cristicepsinae Fowler 1958c:149 [ref. 31906] (subfamily) Cristiceps